HP Compaq NX9600 PATA to SSD 120 Gb
I purchased for less than $100 a HP NX9600 Pentium 4 HT 3.40GHz 1GB 100GB laptop for my young grandchild. I have not taken it apart to check the hard drive but I believe it has a PATA interface. This ...
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I've not read the comments, so this may already be covered? You can get a decent HP or Dell Intel core i5 laptop from biz off-lease for $100. I've done so in the past, the HP notebook I bought was virtually flawless. Generally, they come without HD/SSD for security reasons. Some come with WIN OS license key stickers, though likely WIN 7 at this stage.
I wouldn't even consider using a Pentium based processor PC. Never heard of a PATA SSD, which would be moot as they won't support anywhere near today's SSD speeds. You also get into Bios compatibility issues with old hardware.
You're basically just asking for unnecessary frustrations with trying to upgrade an old Pentium notebook. Not to mention, if you're connecting to the internet, you should not be using any OS not security patch supported. Hackers can gain access to your system through vulnerabilities without any indication that they are doing so. This could give them access to other computers on your home network?
Instead, just buy a WIN 10 license key. You don't need the install disc, as you can download the full WIN 10 image free directly from Microsoft. Using the option to create a bootable USB flash install drive is generally the easiest method.
I wouldn't even consider using a Pentium based processor PC. Never heard of a PATA SSD, which would be moot as they won't support anywhere near today's SSD speeds. You also get into Bios compatibility issues with old hardware.
You're basically just asking for unnecessary frustrations with trying to upgrade an old Pentium notebook. Not to mention, if you're connecting to the internet, you should not be using any OS not security patch supported. Hackers can gain access to your system through vulnerabilities without any indication that they are doing so. This could give them access to other computers on your home network?
Instead, just buy a WIN 10 license key. You don't need the install disc, as you can download the full WIN 10 image free directly from Microsoft. Using the option to create a bootable USB flash install drive is generally the easiest method.
